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== [http://www.wireless.att.com/ AT&T] ==

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= AT&T Wireless Corporate Information =

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The current status of the SIM cards provided by AT&T is that many 3G SIM cards are problematic with the neo1973 SH1. This issue is known and there is a bug report for tracking progress: http://bugzilla.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=666)

| 73000 || O || 4021 || blazing 3G fireball || tried it using libgsm-tool -m shell (O, R). Just have to wait for 30-40 sec after registering. Then you can make calls consistently.

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| 73000 || G || 3021 || blazing 3G fireball || Works with Freerunner, but placement of SIM is the key. Shifted it slightly down and it registers reliably

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* O = Oberthur Card Systems

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* G = Gemalto (formerly Gemplus)

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For info on the 71234 4021 see http://www.oberthurcs.com/getpage.aspx?id=65#application

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I had a non-compatible SIM card, but it took only a few minutes in an AT&T Store to have them bring up my account, give me a new card, and double check that it works. They generally seem friendly, and it's pretty easy. Just say "Hi, I have an unlocked phone, and my current SIM card doesn't work. Is there any way that I can get another one?"

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Note: AT&T claims they cannot reactivate a previously deactivated SIM card. The CSR may give you the choice to force the activation at the risk of losing the current phone number! A word of warning.

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Question: Suppose you have a SIM card listed on the does NOT work chart. How can one buy one of the SIM cards that does work?

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Answer: A 71234(O)/4022 SIM can be had on ebay for $4 including shipping at

I also bought this same SIM card, the eBay seller has prompt shipping and good prices. When you get the SIM card simply call customer support on a different phone and have your old and new sim cards out of the phone so you can give the 20 digit ID number to activate the new card. The activation is almost instantaneous. I highly recommend this cheap and easy solution if you have an unsupported SIM.

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I'm one more person that bought this card, except that I did not have one yet and I wanted to get one that I knew would work. You don't have to call customer support to activate it if you are not swapping, you can just go here https://www.wireless.att.com/activations/.

The "anytime minutes" roll over from month to month if you do not use all of them.

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The "Anytime minutes" roll over from month to month if you do not use all of them.

AT&T also offers discounts on plans for students and corporate partners (IE: If you work for Microsoft, IBM, etc).

AT&T also offers discounts on plans for students and corporate partners (IE: If you work for Microsoft, IBM, etc).

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== Prepay Options ==

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== GoPhone Pay As You Go (Prepay for minutes) ==

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AT&T Wireless [http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/go-phones/pyg-plans-phones.jsp Pay As You Go] service offers a prepaid phone service, in which money is added to a subscriber's account by purchasing phone cards of varying values, and is deducted from the subscriber's account according to published rates. In addition to exhaustion from use, the account balance purchased with a phone card expires after 30 days for a card under $25, 90 days for a card with value between $25 and $75, or 365 days for a $100 card. Any unused balance is forfeited at expiration, however any existing balance is carried over when the expiration date is extended by purchase of a new card. The subscriber's phone number is lost if the account expires.

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Currently, the AT&T Wireless offers the following voice rate plans for Pay As You Go service:

Data Access: As of 12 Nov 2008, AT&T are canceling the Pay As You Go MediaNet Unlimited data service and forcing those who want unlimited data to obtain one of their contract plans, according to a text message sent to subscribers. Options remain for paltry 1MB and 5MB per month, but routine use (for example, downloading GPS maps) may exhaust these within hours or days. With no data plan, or with an exhausted data plan, AT&T currently charges an outrageous $0.01/kB for data access. This charge is deducted from your pool of remaining minutes.

AT&T's GoPhone also has a [http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/go-phones/pyp-plans-phones.jsp Pick Your Plan] service, by which users prepay a static fee per month for a package of minutes and other options. The packages are similar to AT&T's contract plans, except there is no fixed-term contract and subscribers may cancel at any time. Every month, the subscriber's account balance is renewed by automated prepayment, with Anytime minutes rolling over. If the account balance is exhausted before the end of the month, additional minutes can be purchased via another prepayment.

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== Pick Your Plan Options ==

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Data Access: As of 12 Nov 2008, AT&T are canceling the Pick Your Plan MediaNet Unlimited data service and forcing those who want unlimited data to obtain one of their contract plans, according to a text message sent to subscribers. Options remain for paltry 1MB, 5MB, and 10MB per month, but routine use (for example, downloading GPS maps) may exhaust those within hours or days. With no data plan, or with an exhausted data plan, AT&T currently charges an outrageous $0.01/kB for data access. This charge is deducted from your pool of remaining minutes.

These plans require no contract and have an option to get unlimited data transfer for $19.99/mo.

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=== GoPhone Pick Your Plan Testimonials ===

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This may be the cheapest non-contract method to get unlimited data.

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I bought the AT&T GoPhone package from Best Buy for $14.99 that includes the Motorola c168i. This phone came with the Blazing Fireball 3G SIM 71234 O 4022, and it works with my FreeRunner. I have made and received calls and have received SMS text messages using this SIM card on AT&T's Pick Your Plan service.

I bought the AT&T GoPhone package from Best Buy for $14.99 that includes the Motorola c168i. This phone came with the Blazing Fireball 3G SIM 71234 O 4022, and it works with my FreeRunner. I have made and received calls and have received SMS text messages using this SIM card on AT&T's Pick Your Plan service.

AT&T Wireless offers several [http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/data-cell-phone-plans.jsp?zipPass=true Data Plans]. Note, these plans are available only as standalone data service contracts or as add-ons with contracted voice plans. They are not available with prepaid services.

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* Media Max 200 Bundle: Includes unlimited data and 200 text messages for $19.99/month. This is in addition to regular voice service and is tied to a specific SIM card and phone number (doesn't give all family plan members unlimited data).

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AT&T offers data access on every plan, including prepaid services. If you don't have a data access "plan", you are billed $0.01/kB for transfer. Expect all transfers to be rounded in the carriers favor.

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* ATT offers data access on *Every* plan, '''including prepay'''. If you don't have a data access "plan", you are billed $0.01/KB for transfer. Expect all transfers to be rounded in the carriers favor.

AT&T Wireless Pay As You Go service offers a prepaid phone service, in which money is added to a subscriber's account by purchasing phone cards of varying values, and is deducted from the subscriber's account according to published rates. In addition to exhaustion from use, the account balance purchased with a phone card expires after 30 days for a card under $25, 90 days for a card with value between $25 and $75, or 365 days for a $100 card. Any unused balance is forfeited at expiration, however any existing balance is carried over when the expiration date is extended by purchase of a new card. The subscriber's phone number is lost if the account expires.

Currently, the AT&T Wireless offers the following voice rate plans for Pay As You Go service:

Rate

Daily Access Fee*

Mobile to Mobile Minutes

$.10/minute

$1.00 per day, ONLY on days you use your phone

Unlimited

$.25/minute

N/A

N/A

Data Access: As of 12 Nov 2008, AT&T are canceling the Pay As You Go MediaNet Unlimited data service and forcing those who want unlimited data to obtain one of their contract plans, according to a text message sent to subscribers. Options remain for paltry 1MB and 5MB per month, but routine use (for example, downloading GPS maps) may exhaust these within hours or days. With no data plan, or with an exhausted data plan, AT&T currently charges an outrageous $0.01/kB for data access. This charge is deducted from your pool of remaining minutes.

AT&T's GoPhone also has a Pick Your Plan service, by which users prepay a static fee per month for a package of minutes and other options. The packages are similar to AT&T's contract plans, except there is no fixed-term contract and subscribers may cancel at any time. Every month, the subscriber's account balance is renewed by automated prepayment, with Anytime minutes rolling over. If the account balance is exhausted before the end of the month, additional minutes can be purchased via another prepayment.

Data Access: As of 12 Nov 2008, AT&T are canceling the Pick Your Plan MediaNet Unlimited data service and forcing those who want unlimited data to obtain one of their contract plans, according to a text message sent to subscribers. Options remain for paltry 1MB, 5MB, and 10MB per month, but routine use (for example, downloading GPS maps) may exhaust those within hours or days. With no data plan, or with an exhausted data plan, AT&T currently charges an outrageous $0.01/kB for data access. This charge is deducted from your pool of remaining minutes.

I bought the AT&T GoPhone package from Best Buy for $14.99 that includes the Motorola c168i. This phone came with the Blazing Fireball 3G SIM 71234 O 4022, and it works with my FreeRunner. I have made and received calls and have received SMS text messages using this SIM card on AT&T's Pick Your Plan service.
--Brianwc 06:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

AT&T Wireless offers several Data Plans. Note, these plans are available only as standalone data service contracts or as add-ons with contracted voice plans. They are not available with prepaid services.

AT&T offers data access on every plan, including prepaid services. If you don't have a data access "plan", you are billed $0.01/kB for transfer. Expect all transfers to be rounded in the carriers favor.

I had a non-compatible SIM card, but it took only a few minutes in an AT&T Store to have them bring up my account, give me a new card, and double check that it works. They generally seem friendly, and it's pretty easy. Just say "Hi, I have an unlocked phone, and my current SIM card doesn't work. Is there any way that I can get another one?"

Note: AT&T claims they cannot reactivate a previously deactivated SIM card. The CSR may give you the choice to force the activation at the risk of losing the current phone number! A word of warning.

Question: Suppose you have a SIM card listed on the does NOT work chart. How can one buy one of the SIM cards that does work?

I also bought this same SIM card, the eBay seller has prompt shipping and good prices. When you get the SIM card simply call customer support on a different phone and have your old and new sim cards out of the phone so you can give the 20 digit ID number to activate the new card. The activation is almost instantaneous. I highly recommend this cheap and easy solution if you have an unsupported SIM.

I'm one more person that bought this card, except that I did not have one yet and I wanted to get one that I knew would work. You don't have to call customer support to activate it if you are not swapping, you can just go here https://www.wireless.att.com/activations/.

Compatible Plans

AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular ) offers the following plans:

Plan Name

Monthly Cost (USD)

Anytime Minutes

Nights/Weekend Minutes

Mobile to Mobile Minutes

Nation 450 w/Rollover

$39.99

450

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Unlimited

Nation 900 w/Rollover

$59.99

900

Unlimited

Unlimited

Nation 1350 w/Rollover

$79.99

1350

Unlimited

Unlimited

Nation 2000 w/Rollover

$99.99

2000

Unlimited

Unlimited

Nation 4000 w/Rollover

$149.99

4000

Unlimited

Unlimited

Nation 6000 w/Rollover

$199.99

6000

Unlimited

Unlimited

The "anytime minutes" roll over from month to month if you do not use all of them.

AT&T also offers discounts on plans for students and corporate partners (IE: If you work for Microsoft, IBM, etc).

Pick Your Plan Options

These plans require no contract and have an option to get unlimited data transfer for $19.99/mo.
This may be the cheapest non-contract method to get unlimited data.

I bought the AT&T GoPhone package from Best Buy for $14.99 that includes the Motorola c168i. This phone came with the Blazing Fireball 3G SIM 71234 O 4022, and it works with my FreeRunner. I have made and received calls and have received SMS text messages using this SIM card on AT&T's Pick Your Plan service.
--Brianwc 06:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Data Access Plans

Media Max 200 Bundle: Includes unlimited data and 200 text messages for $19.99/month. This is in addition to regular voice service and is tied to a specific SIM card and phone number (doesn't give all family plan members unlimited data).

ATT offers data access on *Every* plan, including prepay. If you don't have a data access "plan", you are billed $0.01/KB for transfer. Expect all transfers to be rounded in the carriers favor.